Two cases of fatal zopiclone overdose.

Non-Fatal Amlodipine and Insulin Overdose in an Elderly Person

Fatal poisonings in Oslo: a one-year observational study

BACKGROUND Acute poisonings are common and are treated at different levels of the health care system. Since most fatal poisonings occur outside hospital, these must be included when studying characteristics of such deaths. The pattern of toxic agents differs between fatal and non-fatal poisonings. By including all poisoning episodes, cause-fatality rates can be calculated. METHODS Fatal and n...

Three cases of intentional isoniazid overdose - a life-threatening condition.

Currently, isoniazid (INH) overdose seems to be a growing and life-threatening problem, partly due to the recent national roll-out of INHpreventive therapy (IPT) for HIV-positive adults. We present three cases, two of which were fatal, seen at Frere and Cecilia Makiwanehospitals, East London, South Africa over the past 16 months.

Calcium channel blocker overdose: Experience with amlodipine

Amlodipine overdose is only scarcely reported from India. We report two cases of near fatal Amlodipine overdose managed in our ICU with fluid, vasopressors, calcium infusion and Glucagon. Literature is reviewed and other treatment modalities discussed.

تجربه بیش‌مصرف غیرکشنده مواد در دوران زندگی در سوءمصرف‌کنندگان مواد در ایران

Objectives: The present study was carried out with the purpose of investigating lifetime non-fatal overdose of illicit addictive substances, its relationship with demographic characteristics, and pattern of abuse in individuals with substance dependency. Method: In a descriptive study, data were gathered from 29 provinces in Iran from May to September 2008. Addicted individuals were interviewed...